We all know recycling benefits the environment. But here’s a lesser-known perk: keeping a tidy and organised space through recycling can also have a positive effect on your wellbeing, fostering a ...

According to experts, our recycling system, as it currently stands, is broken. Many of China's recycling mills and farms are being forced to stop collecting recyclable scrap materials due to the ...

Get ready to join the movement and make a positive impact on our planet! Global Recycling Day on March 18 is the perfect opportunity to reflect on our habits and make sustainable choices. From ...

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You dutifully toss your soda cans and last week’s newspaper in the bin and wheel it out to the curb every other week. But are you recycling right? Seattle has some of the highest recycling rates in ...

Dear Eartha, I try really hard to stay up to date with the local recycling rules, but I am never quite sure what to do with my cereal boxes. Are they considered paper or carboard? I can see where the ...

It may sound odd, silly even, to pay so much to dispose of a run-of-the-mill household item. But the economics of mattress recycling illustrate why it can be difficult — and costly — to be an ...